The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. Any of several techniques for making detailed x-rays of a predetermined plane section of a solid object while blurring out the images of other planes.
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n. (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
Word Usage
"Computerized tomography is destined to become the standard diagnotic imagary technique even in small medical clinics and dental offices in the near future."